Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbusi announced Thursday that
the total number of candidates applying for the post of president reached 31
candidates.

He pointed out that the number of those who met the
conditions according to the evaluation of the concerned parties reached seven
candidates, while 14 candidates did not provide evidence of political
experience, nine other candidates were excluded and one candidate withdrew.

Among the names excluded from the list is Kurdish professor Kamal
Ketuly.